‘We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a ‘coward’ in scathing critique
In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a ‘turncoat’ who is ‘capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on IranGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGrace Tame has said “we’re living in an Orwellian nightmare” in a...
<p>In an essay for Crikey, the former Australian of the Year says the PM is a ‘turncoat’ who is ‘capitulating to foreign powers’ amid the US-Israel war on Iran</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Grace Tame has said “we’re living in an Orwellian nightmare” in a scathing critique of the prime minister and his government’s position on the war in the Middle East.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/grace-tame-difficult-anthony-albanese-globalise-the-intifada-palestine/">essay published in Crikey</a> on Friday, the advocate for sexual abuse survivors and human rights activist accused Anthony Albanese of being a “coward” and a “turncoat” for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/10/albanese-government-response-iran-war-labor-mps">refusing to condemn the US-Israel strikes on Iran</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/grace-tame-crikey-essay-albanese-critique-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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